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As Trump claims victory, Iran emerges bruised but resilient, with leverage over Hormuz
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (1198+ words) DUBAI (Reuters) " Nearly six weeks of war in Iran have ended, for now, with US President Donald Trump claiming victory, but the ceasefire locks in a harsh reality: an entrenched, radical government with control over the Strait of Hormuz and…...
Lebanese PM declares day of mourning after "unprecedented" wave of IDF strikes
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (1067+ words) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam declared Thursday a national day of mourning after Israeli strikes shook the country and killed some 182 people, according to a toll from the country's health ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. In…...
Palestinian killed by Israeli fire amid series of reported West Bank settler attacks
5+ hour, 43+ min ago (378+ words) A Palestinian was killed and several were injured amid multiple settler attacks across the West Bank on Wednesday, according to Palestinian media and video footage. Reports said a Palestinian was fatally shot in the Tayasir area of the northern Jordan…...
Netanyahu left with vague promises, no clear victories after another war ends without a decisive win
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (1188+ words) And this, it seems, is how it may end. Not with the dramatic death of Iran's "whole civilization," in the words of US President Donald Trump's threat, but a two-week ceasefire with Iran that looks to leave the Islamic Republic…...
Vance to lead US negotiators at first round of Islamabad talks with Iran on Saturday
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (1502+ words) Vice President JD Vance will lead the US negotiating team in talks that will take place in Islamabad this weekend, the White House announced Wednesday. Scheduling the talks for Saturday, as well as Washington's selection of such a senior official…...
Netanyahu says "finger on trigger" to resume war any time; opposition accuses him of strategic debacle
11+ hour, 20+ min ago (1223+ words) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Thursday that Israel and the United States "undermined the foundations" of the Iranian regime over more than six weeks of war, as he touted Jerusalem's accomplishments and insisted that, despite naysayers, it was more…...
Jewish families and a rabbi ask to join lawsuit to block Oklahoma Jewish charter school
11+ hour, 26+ min ago (640+ words) JTA " A rabbi, a Jewish mother who invokes her family's Holocaust history, and a Jewish teenager are among seven Oklahoma residents who have asked a federal court to let them join the fight against a proposed Jewish public charter school…...
Report: Hungary offered Iran intel on Hezbollah pager attack by Israel
12+ hour, 40+ min ago (364+ words) The outreach from Szijjarto to Araghchi came shortly after thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded in Lebanon, killing at least 12 people and wounding nearly 3, 000 on September 17. At the time, Hungary was drawn into the spotlight after a Taiwanese…...
Everything will be worse: Ceasefire leaves some Iranians fearful of greater crackdown
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (1020+ words) US President Donald Trump promised "regime change" in Iran, but the Islamic Republic has emerged intact after nearly six weeks of the US-Israeli war, leaving opponents and activists inside the country disappointed and frightened. With Iranian officials hailing the last-minute…...
School to reopen across most of Israel Thursday as wartime restrictions eased
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (476+ words) The IDF Home Front Command announced on Wednesday evening that wartime restrictions would be lifted across most of Israel starting Thursday, as a fragile ceasefire in the US-Israeli war with Iran took hold. The loosened restrictions meant that schools across…...